Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants, N=350
| Clinical Characteristics | Mean (SD) or N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 64.86 (10.86) |
| ≥65 | 176 (50.3) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 189 (54.0) |
| Female | 161 (46.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 323 (92.3) |
| African American | 10 (2.9) |
| Asian | 8 (2.3) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 (1.1) |
| Other | 5 (1.4) |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnic group | 9 (2.6) |
| Cancer Type | |
| Gastrointestinal | 159 (45.4) |
| Lung | 191 (54.6) |
| Smoking History | |
| <10 pack years | 142 (40.6) |
| ≥10 pack years | 188 (53.7) |
| Unknown | 20 (5.7) |
| ECOG performance status | |
| 0 | 88 (25.1) |
| 1 | 231 (66.0) |
| 2 | 31 (8.9) |
| Initial cancer therapy | |
| Chemotherapy | 278 (79.4) |
| Radiation* | 67 (19.1) |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 3 (0.9) |
| No chemotherapy or radiation | 2 (0.6) |
| Religion | |
| Catholic | 201 (57.6) |
| Protestant | 62 (17.8) |
| Jewish | 16 (4.6) |
| Muslim | 3 (0.9) |
| None | 41 (11.7) |
| Other | 26 (7.4) |
| Relationship Status | |
| Married | 244 (69.7) |
| Divorced | 35 (10.0) |
| Widowed | 35 (10.0) |
| Single | 27 (7.7) |
| Non-cohabitating relationship | 6 (1.7) |
| Other | 3 (0.9) |
| Have dependent children | 44 (12.6) |
| Education level | |
| ≤ High school | 131 (37.4) |
| > High school | 219 (62.6) |
| Income Level | |
| ≤ $50,000 | 133 (38.0) |
| >$50,000 | 189 (54.0) |
| Missing | 28 (8.0) |
| QOL | |
| FACT-G | 78.31 (15.18) |
| Mood symptoms | |
| HADS-Depression | 4.65 (4.01) |
| HADS-Anxiety | 5.31 (3.92) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; QOL, quality of life; Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G); HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
*
one person who received transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) as their initial cancer therapy is included within the radiation category